TV channels & antenna towers in Libertyville, Illinois

Libertyville is a town of about 20,400 people in Illinois. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 56 licensed TV transmitters: 29 full-power, 9 Class A, 17 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 28 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Libertyville, 28 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 28 are more than 45 miles out. Ten of the 25 network stations in range are licensed to Chicago, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Chicago's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 7 (WLS-TV), CBS on channel 58 (WDJT-TV), NBC on channel 5 (WMAQ-TV), Fox on channel 32 (WFLD), CW on channel 9 (WGN-TV), ION on channel 38 (WCPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 44 (WSNS-TV), Univision on channel 66 (WGBO-DT) and MeTV on channel 26.3 (WCIU-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 10 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna SSE, at about 150°. The main network towers for Libertyville sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Ten network stations, WGBO-DT, WFLD, WMAQ-TV, WSNS-TV and WWME-CD and others, transmit from the same tower site about 31 miles southeast of Libertyville (147° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Libertyville at fair strength or better, 63% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

All of the main network towers are within their radio horizon as seen from Libertyville, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Libertyville is WLS-TV (ABC), 32 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WDJT-TV (CBS), 57 miles north, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 28 stations at fair strength or better, Libertyville ranks 70th of 766 places in Illinois: more than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 31 miles away, against a state median of 24 miles.

54% of Illinois's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Waukegan, 7.8 miles away.